Evh 5150 III 2x12 Cab opinions

[SaberRed]

What are these cabs like? I am looking for something smaller to play at home. Pairing it up with Marshall style amps. How does the Celestion G12H Anniversary speaker, 30 watt sound?

 

[Smash]

What are these cabs like? I am looking for something smaller to play at home. Pairing it up with Marshall style amps. How does the Celestion G12H Anniversary speaker, 30 watt sound?

G12 H30 is like a mix of a greenback and v30..kindof. it is a great sounding speaker if you want the high end shimmer to really come through. It can be grating as fuck on the ears, though and that is why I eventually moved off of it.

It is kind of like a brighter V30, without the fizziness

 

[SaberRed]

G12 H30 is like a mix of a greenback and v30..kindof. it is a great sounding speaker if you want the high end shimmer to really come through. It can be grating as fuck on the ears, though and that is why I eventually moved off of it.

It is kind of like a brighter V30, without the fizziness

Cheers. Not keen on the grating on the ears thing. My practice room is bright sounding already

 

[Smash]

Cheers. Not keen on the grating on the ears thing. My practice room is bright sounding already

I absolutely recommend the 4x12. It is wired mono and has the evh greenbacks. They are a wonderful speaker and the whole cab is one of my favorites.

Some will tell you that a 4x12 is too big for the bedroom. That is nonsense. A 4x12 is always better

 

[Smash]

This is what the bedroom should look like

 

[D-Rock]

The EVH 2x12 is only 60w and gets super congested sounding with any amp over 50w.

 

[The~Kid]

Check out the Peavey 212 Cabs too..... Those things are great.

 

[fusedbrain]

While the cab construction is ok, the combo of the H30 anniversaries and the small-ish enclosure size is a recipe for focused and bright.
Not a good match for Marshall style amps, unless its going to be used with a Jose style diode clipping circuit.
The 4x12's with the EVH greenbacks are killer, and can easily be used in small practice spaces, as they sound quite good at lower volumes.
If you are stuck on 2x12 form factor to use with a Marshall style amp, I'd look for something with a v30/ greenback combo for lower power, or v30/creamback for 100watt power handling.